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Copying across executables as part of P2 installation [message #544795]

Mon, 05 July 2010 14:37

Charlie Matters

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2010

Junior Member

Hello,

I am interested in using the simple P2 installer provided on the wiki to install a feature into Eclipse. At the same time, I would like to copy across an executable to a specific folder (let's say /bin) .

I know this is a fairly newbie question, but how would I go about setting up my repository, and/or anything else that is required?

Kind Regards,

Charlie Matters

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Re: Copying across executables as part of P2 installation [message #544842 is a reply to message #544795]

Mon, 05 July 2010 17:06

Andrew Niefer

Messages: 990
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You need to deliver the executables as "binary" artifacts in the p2
repository. These then get extracted into the root of the install.

The binary artifact is really just a zip, you can arrange to have your
executables in a /bin subfolder inside the zip.

If you are creating your repo via feature/product export, or you are using
PDE/Build, then you can creaet these binary artifacts just by using feature
root files:
http://help.eclipse.org/helios/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse. pde.doc.user/tasks/pde_rootfiles.htm
You add root* properties to the feature's build.properties file. Something
like:
org.feature:
/executables/bin/foo.exe
build.properties :
root = executables
feature.xml
This adds the contents of the "executables" folder into the binary artifact.

-Andrew
Charlie Matters wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am interested in using the simple P2 installer provided on the wiki to
> install a feature into Eclipse. At the same time, I would like to copy
> across an executable to a specific folder (let's say /bin) .
>
> I know this is a fairly newbie question, but how would I go about setting
> up my repository, and/or anything else that is required?
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Charlie Matters

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Re: Copying across executables as part of P2 installation [message #545233 is a reply to message #544842]

Wed, 07 July 2010 09:34

Charlie Matters

Messages: 4
Registered: July 2010

Junior Member

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for that - it works perfectly now. It's satifying to see the Check For Updates go in and remove old .exes and replace them with new ones!

My only problem now is that when specifying the 'eclipse.p2.installLocation' property in the instll.properties file, it does not install everything, whereas not setting it and have the user be prompted works fine!

Charlie

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